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ABSTRACT: Severe typhoon Fitow (1323) brought persistent and heavy rainfall to Zhejiang and the Shanghai area after it made landfall at Fujian Province of China in October 2013, breaking the rainfall records of several counties and districts in Zhejiang. In this paper, we provide an overview of the characteristics of Fitow's landfall, including its track, intensity, structural evolution, heavy rainfall, and wind. We also describe some of the associated disastrous impacts. Finally, we provide verifications of operational forecasts of its track, intensity and rainfall. Though the track and intensity is well predicted, the rainfall persistence and enhancement in the second stage in Shanghai and north Zhejiang areas are not predicted out at all. The analysis presented in this paper provides forecasters and researchers with some valuable information on Fitow, which could form a useful basis for further studies. Keywords: tropical cyclone, rainfall, forecast